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Date
1853
Description
India, Dholka, 1853, "DHOLKA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with trace of bleaching on back of 1853 applied on arrival, cover originating in Dhurrungaum with "DHURRUNGAUM/Bearing" framed handstamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "19 2 53" date and "4 As" rate added, originally sent to Bombay then forwarded to Dholka, Bombay Bearing (Feb. 20) backstamp, Very Fine and scarce combination of postal markings
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10066, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at Dholka
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Dholka is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dholka HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10066.